Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to support maintaining a cyber secure network through identifying cyber security threats for an organisation.
It applies to those working in a broad range of industries who as part of their job role contribute to assessments of level of risk relating to real and potential cyber security breaches.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Contribute to reviewing workplace cyber security threats | 1.1 Identify relevant organisational data security/protection policies and procedures 1.2 Contribute to organisation-wide cyber security audits 1.3 Contribute to identifying threats to workplace security of cyber security threats |
2. Assist in assessing risks and potential business impact of cyber security threats | 2.1 Assist in assessing cyber security risks and their likelihood, consequences and suggested mitigation strategies 2.2 Assist in reviewing industry level threats and best practice cyber security strategies 2.3 Assign risk levels for identified cyber risks based on measurement scale 2.4 Contribute to identifying impact of risks |
3. Finalise cyber security threat assessment | 3.1 Document impact findings that include recommendations for required responses to control risks 3.2 Support the communication of cyber security threat assessment outcomes and recommendations to required personnel 3.3 Seek feedback as required on assessment findings 3.4 Assist in integrating feedback to finalise threat assessment 3.5 Distribute or store final threat assessment according to organisational policies and procedures |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:
provide non-technical support to a cyber security threat assessment in a work area by describing three threats
communicate and distribute findings of the identified threats.
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:
legislative requirements relating to contributing to cyber security threat assessments, including:
data protection
implications of Notifiable Data Breach legislation on an organisation and other associated Australian privacy laws
established international legislation
potential organisational impact of cyber attacks
online risks affecting organisation’s operations
common procedures for cyber threat rating and modelling
strategies, techniques and tools that improve an organisation’s cyber security and audit processes
organisational policies and procedures for information security, including:
confidentiality, integrity, and availability
communicating threat assessment findings.
Assessment Conditions
Skills must be assessed in a workplace or simulated environment where conditions are typical of a work environment requiring cyber secure practices, processes and procedures.
Access is required to:
information and data sources relating to cyber security
device with active internet connection
internet browser
industry standards and organisational procedures required to demonstrate the performance evidence.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
Foundation Skills
Learning | Modifies behaviour following exposure to new information |
Numeracy | Interprets mathematical data Completes at times complex calculations and records mathematical data |
Oral communication | Asks open and closed probing questions and actively listens to clarify consultations Communicate findings of assessment of business impact to required personnel |
Reading | Recognises and interprets information from relevant sources to determine organisational expectations |
Writing | Uses clear, specific and industry-related terminology relating to cyber security Produces written reports on business impact of assessed threat |
Teamwork | Works collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams to ensure procedures are implemented |
Technology | Uses appropriate technology platforms to assist with cyber security threat assessments |
Sectors
Digital Competence – Cyber Security